Switch-stand.



n. I. BRETON.

SWITCH STAND.

APPLICATION FILED.APR. I9, I9I5.

1 ,1 61 A49, Patented Nov. 23, 1915,

N W! TNESSES: INVENTOR.

RENE J. EHETUN.

ATTORNEY.

RENE J. BRETON. 0F STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

SWITCH- STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23,1915.

Application filed April 19, 1915. Serial No. 22,344.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RENE J. BRETON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stockton, in the county of San Joaquin, State of California,have invented a new and useful Switch-Stand, of which the following is aspecification in such full and clear terms as will enable those skilledin the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a switch stand so constructed as to preventthe operator from looking it unless it is set for the main line track,thereby reducing the risk of looking the switch in an improper position.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that railroadregulations are such that a trainman very seldom leaves a switchunlocked when through using it, stringent penalties being provided forthe failure to lock the switch in the position for the main line track.However, the switch stand may not always be working easily and in thehaste of locking the switch and running to catch the train it may bepossible for the trainman with the ordinary switch to lock it in one oftwo positions and if the light is out, it is not possible for him totell at a distance whether the switch is set for the main line track orfor the turn out unless he goes to the track and examines the switchpoints.

It will also be understood that it is necessary to provide some means tohold the switch points in one position or the other during the time thetrain is passing thereover to prevent the switch points from working outof their proper position and thereby permitting the car wheels to passon to the ground, so that the object of this invention is to providemeans whereby the switch may be secured in either position, but can belocked in only one position thereby enabling the trainman to make surethat if he remembers locking the switch that it is in the properposition.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing in which the samereference numeral is applied to the same portion throughout, but I amaware that there may be many modifications thereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete switch stand, Fig. 2 is aplan view of the switch stand on a smaller scale, showing the tracks atthe side of the same, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through aportion of the switch stand illustrating the difan extension 10 passinginto a hole in the base 1 and an arm 11 for the operation of theswitchrod 12, the latter rod extending to the switch points 13 and 1 1.

The rod 9 carries a target 15 and lamp 16 while adjacent the top plate 5there is a heavy casting 17 riveted to the rod 9 and having a slotformed therein, within which slot the lever 8 is pivoted on the pin 18.The lever has a portion at the top provided With one large hole 19 andone small hole 20.

At the side of the switch stand a padlock 21 is hung on a chain 22 whileat the other side a hook 23 is hung on a chain 24. The notch 6 is deeperthan the notch 7 and allows the lever 8 to fall down into the positionshown in solid lines in Fig. 3, thereby exposing the large hole 19 sothat the padlock hasp can be passed therethrough. When the switch is tobe turned the lever 8 is lifted out of the notch 6 and the rod 9 istwisted around until the lever can fall into the notch 7, but the latternotch is so shallow that only the small hole 20 projects out from thecasting 17. This hole may be used with the hook to prevent the traingoing in the tracks 25 and 26 from shaking the switch points out oftheir proper position, but the hole is not large enough to receive thehasp of the padlock so that when the trainman returns to the switchstand to throw the switch over he can only insert the padlock in thelever when the switch stand has been set to the proper position as willoccur when the switch is set for the main line position.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as fol.- lows,modifications within the scope of the claims being expressly reserved:

1. A switch stand having a deep and a shallow detent, a switch operatingrod, a lever pivoted to the switch operating rod and adapted to bepassed into one of the detents or the other when the switch points arein diiferent positions, and a cover for the switch operating lever toprevent the padlock from being inserted in said lever when the switchpoints have been turned for the branch line track.

2. A switch stand having a deep and a shallow detent, switch points anoperating rod pivoted to the switch stand; a lever pivoted to said rodand having a portion thereof provided'with a large and a small opening,the large opening adapted to receive a padlock hasp when the switch isturned for 'the main line track and the small opening capable ofreceiving a hook smaller than the padlock hasp when the switch is turnedfor the branch line track and the switch operating lever in the shallowdetent. I

r 3. A switch stand having a deep and a shallow detent, a padlockconnected to the stand on one side thereof, a hook connected to thestand on the other side thereof, a switch operating rod pivoted to thestand, a lever pivoted to said switch operating rod and adapted to beplaced at will in either the deep or the shallow detent, said leverhaving a large hole to receive the padlock hasp when placed in the deepdetent and having a small hole to receive the hook when the lever isplaced in the shallow detent.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of AprilA. D. 1915, in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses.

RENE J. BRETON.

Witnesses:

C. P. GRIFFIN, HENRY B. LESTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). G.

